Three taken to hospital after 6-car wreck in Boulder; medical cause eyed

By Joe Rubino, Camera Staff Writer

Posted:
09/03/2013 05:40:20 PM MDT

Updated:
09/03/2013 05:47:42 PM MDT

Three people were hospitalized following a six-car accident this afternoon at the intersection of Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder.

Police say the pileup may have been caused by a man suffering from a medical condition.

Police dispatchers at about 4:15 p.m. began receiving calls about a black Chevy Tahoe that was weaving through traffic and driving aggressively in the Boulder-bound lanes of the Diagonal Highway, according to Boulder police and fire spokeswoman Kim Kobel.

After reportedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident on the Diagonal near 63rd Street, the Tahoe continued onto southbound Foothills Parkway where, just before 4:30 p.m., it collided with several vehicles stopped at a red light at Arapahoe, Kobel said.

The chain-reaction accident eventually involved six cars, including the Tahoe.

One woman had to be extricated from her vehicle after the Tahoe came to rest against her driver's-side door, Kobel said.

The extricated woman, the driver of the Tahoe and another person were transported to hospitals following the accident, Kobel said.

The driver, a male, has not been identified. Police are investigating whether he may have been dealing with a medical condition at the time of the crash.

Details about the extent of the injuries to the three people transported from the scene were not immediately available.

Significant traffic delays in the area of Foothills and Arapahoe have been reported.